8 Ridiculous ‘Green New Deal’ Programs in Democrats’ Bloated Spending Bill
October 25, 2021
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The Build Back Better Act includes billions for an “environmental and climate justice" slush fund, environmentalist “climate corps,” and "environmental justice" college programs. Pictured: Reps. Cori Bush, D-Mo., and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., attend a rally urging President Joe Biden to make the Green New Deal in front of the White House on June 28. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Commentary By
David Ditch
David Ditch is a policy analyst specializing in budget and transportation policy in the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget at The Heritage Foundation.
Both chambers of Congress are focused on a raging debate over whether to pass a 2,465-page, $3.5 trillion tax-and-spend bill. With the legislation almost guaranteed to have no Republican support, different factions of Democrats are locking horns over the bill’s fate.
Progressives want to spend recklessly, which is much easier to do when you’re using other people’s money. In contrast, moderates are alarmed about what effect yet another federal spending blowout would have on already-high inflation and the dangerously huge national debt.
It is vitally important to have a discussion about overall spending levels. It is equally important to understand what those taxpayer dollars would be used on.
A key component of the bill is enacting a “Green New Deal” agenda, which is a top priority for left-wing activists.
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